Introduction to Managerial Accounting by Brewer et al, Third Canadian Edition, delivers concise coverage of the core managerial concepts and techniques that students will need to understand and apply as future managers. The pedagogical features and numerous real-world and services related examples in the text are designed specifically with students in mind. Brewer equips these students with the managerial accounting competencies they will require to make business decisions in the future.
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Eric W. Noreen is a globe-trotting academic who has held appointments at institutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is currently Professor of Accounting at the University of Washington and Visiting Price Waterhouse Professor of Management Information & Control at INSEAD, an international graduate school of business located in France. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and MBA and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. A Certified Management Accountant, he was awarded a Certificate of Distinguished Performance by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants.
Suresh Kalagnanam is an Associate Professor of Accounting and the CGA Saskatchewan Accounting Scholar at the Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan, where he currently teaches and researches managerial accounting. He is a graduate of the University of Madras in India where he obtained his Bachelor of Engineering. He subsequently obtained an MBA from Gujarat University in India, an MBA and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan, and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. He is also a Canadian Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified General Accountant (CGA).
Peter C. Brewer is a professor in the Department of Accountancy at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He holds a BS degree in accounting from Penn State University, an MS degree in accounting from the University of Virginia, and a PhD from the University of Tennessee. He has published 30 articles in a variety of journals including: Management Accounting Research, the Journal of Information Systems, Cost Management, Strategic Finance, the Journal of Accountancy, Issues in Accounting Education, and the Journal of Business Logistics.
Professor Brewer is a member of the editorial boards of Issues in Accounting Education and the Journal of Accounting Education. His article “Putting Strategy into the Balanced Scorecard” won the 2003 International Federation of Accountants’ Articles of Merit competition and his articles “Using Six Sigma to Improve the Finance Function” and “Lean Accounting: What’s It All About?” were awarded the Institute of Management Accountants’ Lybrand Gold and Silver Medals in 2005 and 2006. He has received Miami University’s Richard T. Farmer School of Business Teaching Excellence Award and has been recognized on two occasions by the Miami University Associated Student Government for “making a remarkable commitment to students and their educational development.” He is a leading thinker in undergraduate management accounting curriculum innovation and is a frequent presenter at various professional and academic conferences.
Prior to joining the faculty at Miami University, Professor Brewer was employed as an auditor for Touche Ross in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He also worked as an internal audit manager for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He frequently collaborates with companies such as Harris Corporation, Ghent Manufacturing, Cintas, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Schneider Electric, Lenscrafters, and Fidelity Investments in a consulting or case writing capacity.
Ray H. Garrison is emeritus Professor of Accounting at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University and his D.B.A. degree from Indiana University. As a certified public accountant, Professor Garrison has been involved in management consulting work with both national and regional accounting firms. He has published articles in The Accounting Review, Management Accounting, and other professional journals. Innovation in the classroom has earned Professor Garrison the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award from Brigham Young University.
Ganesh Vaidyanathan is an Associate Professor, Scholar, Centre for Accounting Education, and Head of the Department of Accounting in the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan. He has a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA in Economics from the University of Waterloo, and a MASc and PhD in Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo. He holds the CGA (Certified General Accountant) and CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designations.
